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Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorders
1,310 words... s no longer sustain her. She is unable to acknowledge her sexual desires and may regard her developing woman's body as an alien invasion. Her fear of adult femininity may also be a fear of becoming like her mother. According to this theory, fasting restores a sense of order to her life by allowing her to exert control over herself and others. She is proud of her ability to lose weight, and self-imposed rules about food are a substitute for genuine independence. Some students of anorexia beli...
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Psychiatric Disorders Extramarital Affairs
1,551 words... ly manicured roses blooming along the Burnhams' white picket fence. It also refers to Jane's best friend, Angela, a supermodel in training. American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. Lester is seeking that happiness, and he believes that happiness lies in Angela Hayes, his daughter Jane's friend. He is excited by the thought that a teenage girls thinks he is hot. She fuels Lester's sexual fantasies, and he decides to get in shape. Angela is a tease who enjoys leading ...
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Psychiatric Disorders
1,666 words... of the article came to the following conclusions: traditional, molecular, and spatial epidemiology combined, may contribute to the understanding of the transmission of tuberculosis. This investigation, I think is intended for the audience of average people as well as for professionals in epidemiology and is a reliable source. The article Genomic Characterization of an Endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain: Evolutionary and Epidemiologic Implications by Dao Nguyen, Paul Brassard, Dick Men...
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Substance Abuse Psychological Disorders
2,956 wordsResearch Proposal Paper # 3 Revised January 28, 2004 Methods of Research & Discipline Inquiry Course # 1005 Aliya Fonseca, MA 10631 Caminito Brandon San Diego, CA 92131 (858) 536 - 8370 Denise Scatena, Ph. D Saybrook Graduate School & Research 450 Pacific St. 3 rd Fl San Francisco, CA 94133 ABSTRACT The proposal is to identify adolescents with mental health and alcohol and drug issues. The study will build on growing research, which suggests adolescents whom abuse or are dependent on alcohol or ...
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Of Gulf War Veterans
2,240 wordsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder of Gulf War Veterans Military personnel involved in service in the Gulf War have a greater prevalence of self-reported and medically detected medical and psychiatric conditions than those serving elsewhere in the military during the same time. Deviations from normal psychiatric conditions varied significantly from cognitive dysfunction and symptoms of alcohol abuse to post-traumatic stress disorder. Public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder has increased f...
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Normal Body Weight Anorexia Nervosa
1,887 wordsClinical picture in comparison to women The incidence of anorexia nervosa in males is generally agreed upon to be between 5 % to 10 % of all anorexia nervosa cases. (Crisp 038; Burns, 1983) Studies show that there tends to be a predominance of the upper social class in cases of eating disorders with almost two thirds of the group from social classes I and II (Sharp, Clark, Duncan, Blackwood, 038; Shapiro, 1994). High risk subgroups include jockeys, wrestlers, dancers, and entertainers requ...
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Substance Abuse Psychiatric Disorders
1,625 wordsThere are many theories of alcoholism, and some approaches explain and treat certain alcoholics better than others. One of the common themes throughout the readings is that addicts display a range of personal and situational problems. There is no typical addicted personality or emotional problem (Allen, 1996). Because of these facts, it comes as no surprise that there are also no typical assessment or treatment for these individuals. For instance, a medical / disease model of alcoholism may be m...
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American Psychiatric Association Sympathetic Nervous System
6,427 wordsMind-Body Therapies The mind and body are so completely connected that physical activities such as yoga and dance have healthful effects not only on the body but also on mental ailments such as depression and anxiety. Conversely, mental approaches such as hypnosis and imagery benefit physical problems such as hypertension and immune deficiency. Having an understanding of the mind-body connection helps us to see why CAM interventions prove helpful in the treatment of depression. For example, acco...
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Manic Depressive Illness Coronary Artery Disease
1,457 wordsSchizophrenia is a complex disorder characterized by a constellation of distinctive and predictable symptoms that are most commonly associated with the disease. It is one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses known to man. schizophrenia is not a spilt personality, a rare and very different disorder. Like cancer and diabetes, schizophrenia has a biological basis; it is not caused by bad parenting or personal weakness. Itis a relatively common disease with an estimated one pe...
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Attention Deficit Disorder Psychiatric Disorders
2,937 wordsResults Studies On Ritalin Studies Results of 2 separate studies reveal that hyperactivity, and other behavioral conditions respond well to chiropractic care and even exceed results seen from medication. 6. 038; 7. There exists a positive relationship between cranial motion restrictions and learning disabled children, as well as children with a history of an obstetric ally complicated delivery. 8. Children with ADHD and coordination problems were more than twice as likely to have a mother who...
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